כתב
Aramaic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Semitic *katab-.
Verb
editכְּתַב • (kəṯaḇ)
- to write
- Tanach, Ezra 4:8, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- רְחוּם בְּעֵל־טְעֵם וְשִׁמְשַׁי סָפְרָא כְּתַבוּ אִגְּרָה חֲדָה עַל־יְרוּשְׁלֶם לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא מַלְכָּא כְּנֵמָא׃
- rəḥūm bəʿēl-ṭəʿēm wəšimšay sāp̄ərā kəṯáḇū ʾiggərā ḥăḏā ʿal-yərūšəlem ləʾartaḥšaśt malkā kənḗmā.
- Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort--
Hebrew
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כ־ת־ב (k-t-b) |
18 terms |
Etymology 1
editFrom Proto-West Semitic *katab-.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Verb
editכָּתַב • (katáv) (pa'al construction, future יכתוב / יִכְתֹּב, passive participle כָּתוּב, passive counterpart נִכְתַּב)
- to write
Conjugation
editConjugation of כָּתַב (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms |
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finite forms | singular | plural | |||
m. | f. | m. | f. | ||
past | first | כָּתַבְתִּי | כָּתַבְנוּ | ||
second | כָּתַבְתָּ | כָּתַבְתְּ | כְּתַבְתֶּם1 | כְּתַבְתֶּן1 | |
third | כָּתַב | כָּתְבָה | כָּתְבוּ | ||
present | כּוֹתֵב | כּוֹתֶבֶת | כּוֹתְבִים | כּוֹתְבוֹת | |
future | first | אכתוב / אֶכְתֹּב | נכתוב / נִכְתֹּב | ||
second | תכתוב / תִּכְתֹּב | תִּכְתְּבִי | תִּכְתְּבוּ | תכתובנה / תִּכְתֹּבְנָה2 | |
third | יכתוב / יִכְתֹּב | תכתוב / תִּכְתֹּב | יִכְתְּבוּ | תכתובנה / תִּכְתֹּבְנָה2 | |
imperative | כתוב / כְּתֹב | כִּתְבִי | כִּתְבוּ | כתובנה / כְּתֹבְנָה2 | |
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Derived terms
edit- כָּתַב נֹחַ בְּשֶׁבַע שְׁגִיאוֹת (katáv nóakh b'shéva' shgiót)
See also
edit- רָשַׁם (rashám)
Etymology 2
editCognate with Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb).
Pronunciation
edit- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈktav/
Noun
editכְּתָב • (k'táv) m (plural indefinite כְּתָבִים, singular construct כְּתַב־, plural construct כִּתְבֵי־) [pattern: קְטוֹל]
Derived terms
edit- אוֹת כְּתָב (ot k'táv)
- כְּתַב בְּרַיְל (ktav brail)
- כְּתַב יְתֵדוֹת (k'tav y'tedót)
- כְּתַב יָד (k'táv yád)
- כְּתַב עֵת (k'táv 'ét)
- כְּתַב־סְתָ״ם (k'táv s'tam)
- כְּתָב אַשּׁוּרִי (k'tav ashuri)
- כתב אישום / כְּתַב אִשּׁוּם (k'táv 'ishúm)
- כתב חרטומים / כְּתַב חַרְטֻמִּים (k'tav khartumím)
Etymology 3
editPronunciation
editNoun
editכַּתָּב • (katáv) m (plural indefinite כַּתָּבִים, plural construct כַּתָּבֵי־, feminine counterpart כַּתֶּבֶת) [pattern: קַטָּל]
References
editCategories:
- Aramaic terms inherited from Proto-West Semitic
- Aramaic terms derived from Proto-West Semitic
- Aramaic lemmas
- Aramaic verbs
- Hebrew terms with quotations
- Hebrew terms belonging to the root כ־ת־ב
- Hebrew terms inherited from Proto-West Semitic
- Hebrew terms derived from Proto-West Semitic
- Hebrew terms with audio pronunciation
- Hebrew lemmas
- Hebrew verbs
- Hebrew pa'al verbs
- Hebrew terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hebrew nouns
- Hebrew terms in the pattern קְטוֹל
- Hebrew masculine nouns
- Hebrew terms in the pattern קַטָּל